[EV-F1] "Fear the Reapers!" (pt. 1)

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle sat on her ankles and crossed her arms. "What? Here I was, trying to give advice, and you just gave your Mishiro version of 'no u.' Mine isn't even as bad as zoning out multiple times in the span of a conversation! Meanie!" She wasn't actually counting, however, she believed it had happened a few times already within the day. No - she thought with a huff - most of the time, she felt like she was holding a one-sided conversation. She only ever felt that way from half-hearted video interviews back in her old high school!

That aside, her earlier reprimand didn't hold meaning only in the literal sense. But whatever implication Arabelle had intended flew right over the other girl's head and smacked against the wall on the other end of the tent. Trying to give advice by way of hints to a person who only takes things literally was hard.

"Oh. My family." Of course. Claude, Mishiro, and a movie night. Given that current topic they had very weirdly arrived and dwelled on (or briefly touched on for filler), it made sense Mishiro would ask if she had the same experience. "No."

And that was that.

Spoiler

[3/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 42/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 18/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

 

Edited October 7, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Short and straight to the point. No theatrics. Not even her usual smile. She would dare say it was a sensitive topic. Now it was a silence that Arabelle allowed to extend for a moment too long, and Mishiro kept it for as long as she could.

Dull gray eyes flicked up to the status bars on the top right. Their energy bars were back to full. It was time to head back into the fray and help the others hold off. The two of them must have looked odd, seated peacefully behind a treasure chest while the rest fought for their lives, but she was in the right mind to say that their current contributions and the ones about to come was enough for account for it.

"You'd have to tell me about all of the movies you watched, then," she said. Mishiro rose to her feet and held out a hand to the smaller girl. "I heard it's easier to explore more genres when you aren't being supervised by anyone."

[Arabelle 0]

Their energy bars were full and the zombies in the tent weren't going anywhere. Arabelle stood up with her friend's help and re-equipped her scythe, giving it a wide practice swing. As agreed, the higher leveled player of the two was assuming lead for... however long this event was going to take. Really though, there wasn't much difference among the weaker creeps; the small purple-haired girl opted for the ones nearest them.

Dragging themselves up with much difficulty, a newly-spawned group of zombies groaned and stumbled over chairs in their attempt to make their way toward the stage.

Arabelle bent her legs. The large scythe in her hands flared a bright pulsing green. She raced forward and leaped off the edge of the stage as if she and her scythe were as light as a feather, and descended, slamming her weapon down with the full force of her Sword Art. 

The ground shook at the force of her attack. One zombie cried out in pain and disintegrated into blue dust. 

Spoiler

ID: 125457 | BD: 2 + 3 = 5
ID: 125458 | BD: 5 + 3 = 8 | LD: 16
ID: 125459 | BD: 1
ID: 125460 | BD: 10 | LD: 1

Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 14
Trample Act: (14 + 2) * 6 = 96 - 10 = 86 DMG to Zombie 16

6 + (2 * 2) = 10 EN

[H:0/1/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 32/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 18/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	13/150
Last Hit on Zombies	11/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 8, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

It was unwise to assume the undead were simple trash mobs. In the wake of the scythe wielder's devastating attack, three were left standing: two had seen her coming and hurtled forwards, knocking down chairs and attacking another team that had gotten too close in their mad vigor. ...and Mishiro was in their way. They lashed out at her, attempting to grab with teeth snapping hungrily - for anything they could reach. Temporarily letting go of her scythe, her armored hand wrapped around the wrist of one. She moved before it could find the chance to retaliate: spinning around on her heel and throwing it against the other. Both creeps fell to the ground with a groan.

The last one thrashed about on the ground near ground zero of Arabelle's attack - a formless green substance leaking from the stumps that used to be its legs, cleanly sliced off by Shikama Douji's blade. 

The same thing that happened earlier. That AoE should have been enough to wipe out a mob of that caliber in one non-critical hit. 

"Take down one of the remaining two," she told the small purple-haired girl. Their earlier strategy was constructed with Arabelle's AoE leaving only one alive in mind. Mishiro knew her limits, and deemed that adjustment necessary.

She watched the weakened undead at her feet for a little while longer. The substance pooled by its missing legs and slowly began to take form. It looked up at her and growled, drool dripping from the corners of its chapped lips. Slowly, steadily, it was getting back on its feet. 

Regenerating.

Somehow, they could regenerate. And related to that - when caught at the wrong time, a fatal attack would not kill them instantly.

Mishiro brought her scythe down on its head.

Spoiler

ID: 125490 | BD: 7 | LD: 12 | 8 - 10 = 1 DMG to Zombie 14

ID: 125491 | MD: 5
ID: 125492 | MD: 3

[H:0/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 32/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	14/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 8, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Just one?! If she had less composure, Arabelle would have thrown her scythe down in frustration. But no, not even that; she liked this scythe too much to even scratch it any more than necessary. She watched, tense, as her weaker teammate defended against two of the undamaged zombies. Okay, she was doing fine. Not like they would do anything worse to her than one HP of damage and some dignity lost at those... smelly... grimy hands. Clearly, she'd underestimated the dirty bastards by a slight margin - or not at all slight. Once again, one of the zombies she'd hit survived... with what looked like 1 HP.

It'd happened too many times to just be a coincidence. And Mishiro already proved that it was at 1 HP, by finishing off with a basic attack.

No offense, Shiro-chan.

"No need to tell me, I've got it!"

So somehow, they had a weird special ability. She didn't know exactly what but she wanted to completely finish them off this time. The small scythe wielder zeroed in on one of the zombies that was now getting up in the aftermath of its attempt to attack her friend and ignited her scythe. She twirled it in her hands and unleashed her Sword Art.

Arabelle made sure to tear it to shreds this time.

Spoiler

ID: 125493 | BD: 9 | Torque Wave: (14 + 1) * 5 = 75 - 10 = 65 DMG on Zombie 13

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	12/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 8, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

One left. The last undead growled at her, head twitching from side to side. It stalked forward and pulled a rusted blade from the sheath dangling from its belt. Mishiro's armored hands curled tightly round her borrowed scythe's handle. She recalled the way Arabelle fought. One foot behind the other, weight equally distributed, and a wide firm grip on her weapon. Steadily, she poured a portion of her energy into a Sword Art and faint green flames flickered about Shikama Douji's blade.

Ignore her, and come at me.

The undead charged forward with reckless abandon, mouth hung half-open in hunger. Hunger for living flesh. All it could chase was its primal instincts. Nothing else mattered, not even - Mishiro realized as it continued its mad dash forward, ignoring the scythe poised to defend - half of its own body. The green flame dancing at the edge of her blade died down as it lashed out at her, stepping too close into her range, in an attack she was unable to block.

Spoiler

ID: 125494 | BD: 1 | MD: 9 | 20 - 27 = 1 DMG to Mishiro

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 8, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle spun around and took a few steps back. A zombie that should have been handled by another team took a swing at her but she quickly distanced herself and jabbed the blunt end of her scythe against its chest. "Hey!" she called out to the incompetent group through cupped hands. "Keep your eyes on your mobs, we're trying to fight our own group here!"

The inside of the tent really was not the best place to fight. Even someone with as much experience as her was having difficulties. The space was simply too small, the other teams were inside, and there were lots of obstacles in the way. She would have considered just taking Mishiro outside and going on a rampage, but there were zombies rising from the inside of the tent's ground too.

They'd be cut off from the buffs before they knew it.

Speaking of.

The small purple-haired girl ducked under another swipe - sending a glare off to the other teams - and withdrew an energy drink from her inventory. She tipped her head back and downed the entire gross-tasting thing in one gulp.

Spoiler

Consumed 1 Offbrand Energy Drink. 4 Remaining

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 32/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	12/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 10, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Well, this was harder than she thought it was. Mishiro's hand grazed over the spot the mob had hit earlier - nothing more than a thin red cut that offered a slight but consistent prickling sensation she could ignore. She kept a short grip on her large scythe and deflected another blow with a swing of her own. Gray eyes flicked over to her companion, who wore a displeased expression and an energy drink on her free hand. Arabelle was in relative safety... not that it mattered.

Her path of retreat led her straight to a more crowded section of the tent. She felt the back of her foot bump against the leg of a chair and to her side, a carelessly wide attack of another player whizzed past her head. A disadvantage. An opportunity. It's not like she could simply back away forever. As the undead realized she was cornered, it charged forward with a gleeful too-wide grin with its arms extended to--

Two soft thuds. All that was left of its arms were stumps. No, they were already growing back. The disgusting thing. Her borrowed scythe's green glow was starting to fizzle out, but she stunned it with a blow to the head for good measure.

Spoiler

ID: 125761 | BD: 8 | MD: [paralyzed] | Ultimate Breaker: 8 * 3 = 24 - 10 = 14 DMG to Zombie 15

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 32/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:1] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 14/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para. [keen on next round]

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 36/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Mishiro kind of sucked at this.

The small purple-haired girl would have been content with sitting around and chugging down as much offbrand energy drinks she could before the next round of mobs came along, but watching her teammate stumble around clumsily with her scythe was almost painful to watch. And totally boring. If that was just as much damage as her regular Sword Art could do, they'd be spending more time fighting than the time they thought they would save by conserving energy consumption so they won't take too much breaks in between.

Sigh. Arabelle retrieved her scythe from where she had it propped up on an upright chair. "Don't take this personally, Shiro-chan," she said, loud enough for the girl with dull eyes to hear. "But you're not supposed to hold it that close to you." 

To demonstrate, she unleashed a weaker Sword Art that consumed more than half of the last creep's HP. Enough was left for her teammate to get the last hit on.

Spoiler

ID: 125762 | BD: 6 | Ultimate Breaker: 14 * 3 = 42 - 10 = 32 DMG to Zombie 15

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 30/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:1] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 14/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para. [keen on next round]

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 4/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	12/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"I see. I shall try it out now." Good advice as any. Now, if only she could immediately apply and perfect it. Mishiro breathed in and out as the scythe near identical to hers cleaved through the air just inches from where she had been standing. The Sword Art her teammate used was less flashier than any of the others, but it did its job in nearly killing the last undead. 

Watching Arabelle carefully, she paid attention to how the small purple-haired girl held her scythe. Lack of experience with larger weapons - or held weapons for the matter - had her thinking, wouldn't holding it with the blade that far from you lead to losing control of the weapon? Still, she curled her fingers around the weapon's handle and assumed a more rigid stance as she focused closely on the scythe's large blade. 

Her weapon gradually began to flicker with the flame of a weaker Sword Art. As the undead dragged itself up, its arms fully regenerated and also recovered from Arabelle's attack, she was lunging at it, swinging her scythe in a wide arc once and coming to a stop as a shockwave generated from the attack shredded through the creep.

It fell to the ground, howling.

And again, it did not die.

Spoiler

ID: 125768 | BD: 4 + 3 = 7 | LD: 18 | MD: 2 | Whirlwind: 8 * 2 = 16 - 10 = 6 DMG to Zombie 15

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 30/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:2] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 13/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

It was there on the ground, writhing in pain. It was going to die at the two reapers' hands, anyway. The persistent little thing just had to cling to "life" to annoy them and delay the inevitable. She nodded to Mishiro. Decent, could use a lot of work, but that had been a killing blow right there... if only the zombie didn't have a strange special ability of some sort.

She gave her scythe a showy little twirl and chopped off the creature's head. 

Okay, how many did they have left to go?

A quick survey of her surroundings showed that they had a lot. The small purple-haired girl whirled around to face her teammate. "Do you still have that weapon I gave you? The one with Bleed?" She remembered that weapon, mainly cause its name made her laugh. The Widowmaker? For a Rare weapon? Well, maybe if they meant the wielder... but whatever, she wasn't going to make that joke when she was about to ask her wonderful best friend to use it. "Put it on and use it for the next battle. I wanna try something."

Spoiler

ID: 125771 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 9 | 14 - 10 = 4 DMG on Zombie 15

[H:] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 30/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 13/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 13: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 14: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 15: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 16: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	16/150
Last Hit on Zombies	13/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

And finally, the round was over. Mishiro glanced up at their status bars and pulled out an offbrand energy drink from her battle-ready menu. There was... a lot to suspect. It had an odd bright color, it had an odd smell, and it provided an effect that was not seen anywhere else in the game. The girl followed after Arabelle, taking their places at a relatively safe area by a group of stacked chairs. She took an experimental sip, winced at its taste, and tipped her head back and drank it all at once.

She missed her coffee. She would kill a hundred more if it meant she could drink her coffee instead of an energy drink.

"I don't have accuracy enhancements on that weapon," she informed Arabelle. But Mishiro would trust in her teammate's experience of SAO's stats and how they all worked, even if she was being vague about what she wanted to try. With a few quick swipes of her menu, she materialized the large black axe in her hand and held it ready. "On your signal, Arabelle."

Spoiler

Equipped the Widower.
Consumed 1 Offbrand Energy Drink. 5 Remaining

[H:] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 30/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	16/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

There she was!

Her starry crimson gaze had finally fixated onto the kind girl earlier. She didn't know what got them separated earlier, in fact, everything that came after the zombies arrived was a blurry confused fearful haze she would rather not dwell on. But! Seeing the players teaming up and killing the zombies that appeared with their combined efforts was awe inspiring! An thought it had banished her fears at once, and thus, hooked the teleport crystal she had been about to use to her belt.

She really didn't have any business. But part of her was curious as to the origins of these undead and why this event was happening in the first place. There had to be an entire storyline to this, right?! And... the thought of leaving the girl who paid that extra 500 Col for her and then handed her a teleport crystal and guided her to safety... all alone...

Oh, wait, she had someone with her.

But An couldn't stop now, she was right in front of them! 

"Hey! Heyyy!" The silver-haired player quickly sent them a party join request. She mainly addressed the girl she kept earlier but she politely made eye contact with the smaller girl beside her. Both actually looked kind of strong. Holy crap. "Remember me? I'm Andromeda, but you can call me An. I want to help! Umm... don't mind my level, but I at least have the armor to outlast their blows. Please accept me into your party!"

Spoiler

ACTIONS:

• Consumed Funnel Cake.

******

LEVEL 1
20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

SKILLS

• Rapier -- Rank 1

EQUIPPED

• Dawn -- T1 Perfect Rapier -- [x3] Damage -- [reference] Marking the first steps of a young adventurer's new journey. A rapier that is rather plain in every aspect except for its elegant swept hilt made of brass.
• Starter Light Armor -- T1 Rare Light Armor -- [x2] Mitigation -- A leather chest guard that offers minimal protection to the wearer.
• Dice of Blessing -- T1 Perfect Trinket -- [x3] LD --  [reference] The modern adventurer's mark of providence or misfortune - depending on how much Lady Luck likes you. The trinket itself is an acrylic D20 painted brown with gold numbers and an attached chain that allows it to be clipped onto the user's clothing. When thrown, it often lands on '20'. 

BATTLE-READY INVENTORY

• [x10] Spider Cider
• [x2] Funnel Cake
• [x1] Teleport Crystal

SWORD ARTS

Rank 1

[x2] Rip Ravine (2 Energy) - Two quick slashes into a target

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	0/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

"Good girl." Arabelle smiled. "Don't worry, you'll understand it when you see it."

--And then, they were rudely interrupted. Some female player with silver hair and pretty, pretty red eyes ran up to them in what was probably the least professional greeting ever. Also... she kind of reeked of airhead. Well, teaming up was hardly a job interview, but there were still unspoken rules of etiquette. Arabelle looked from An to Mishiro, then back again. Have they met? Was there some reason this... reallyyy weak player was approaching them and not one of the other teams looking for extra members on the stage? Whatever. Even one damage can help.

"'Of course! Just do your job and don't get killed and you're perfectly welcome!" The small purple-haired girl accepted the join request with a sweet smile. Yeah, no. This was supposed to be just me and Shiro-chan but maybe if you're good for conversation, maybe I'd actually be totally fine with it. She pointed Mishiro to a group of zombies nearby. "We were just about to go after another group though. Ready yourself and stay out of my way at first."

That means you better pull your weight when you get the chance to, noob.

The executioner's scythe descended on their enemies' heads.

Spoiler

ID: 125781 | BD: 8 | LD: 2 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 17
ID: 125782 | BD: 6 | LD: 5 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 18
ID: 125783 | BD: 6 | LD: 15 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 19
ID: 125784 | BD: 10 | LD: 12 | Trample Act: (14 + 2) * 6 = 96 - 10 = 86 DMG on Zombie 20

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 17/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 17: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 18: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 19: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 20: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	19/150
Last Hit on Zombies	16/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

She remembered the lonely girl she had let into the tent. Now, she was here with a beginner armor set and a rapier at her side. The fact that An approached them instead of joining up with the others proved that the silver-haired player was out to return the favor. Mishiro noted the teleport crystal strapped securely to the new girl's belt and the determination shining in her red eyes. 

Arabelle had already made the decision and welcomed the new player into the team. With a simple nod in agreement, all Mishiro thought appropriate to add was, "Please stay close to us."

Three of the undead fell and once again, one remained alive - somehow surviving being cleaved in half by her friend's scythe and beginning the steady process of regenerating its wounds. Mishiro wouldn't let it. Smoke trailed after the girl dressed in black irons as she charged the straggler and deepened the wound Arabelle had inflicted with a heavy swing.

Spoiler

ID: 125785 | BD: 9 [keen on next round]

[H:] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 17/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen on next round]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 17: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 18: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 19: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 20: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	20/150
Last Hit on Zombies	4/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

"Okay!" An saluted cheerfully. "I promise I'll try not to disappoint--"

Three zombies fell. Another one bit the dust shortly after.

An was trying and failing not to show her obvious distress. So! It turned out the little girl was wayyy stronger than her. She had to be about less than five feet and yet she was out there, wielding a freaking scythe that was even larger than her person like it was nothing. The little girl had felled three mobs in the process; mobs An would have taken forever to kill if she even tried to take them one on one. An was a reckless person. But An at least knew she couldn't - absolutely couldn't - make an enemy out of this person. Following quickly after was the girl with dull eyes - Mishiro, her name on the status bar said. She was less impressive. But even she had a huge freaking axe in her hands.

She trailed after the two of them, holding onto her unsheathed rapier and grinning sheepishy. 

"Uhhh, congrats on the kills!"

An was useless and dreadfully out of place.

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	4/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

[Arabelle 0]

Mishiro went in and finished one off. Good, they wiped out their group neatly this time. Arabelle smiled brightly, proud of her AoE damage. From dealing one damage to a basic quest dragon... to this. Truly the MVP! She glanced back to find New Girl trailing after them, cheering rather unenthusiastically while her expression and implied she was going through an existential crisis... or something. Fair, she had no contribution whatsoever after all. 

"Thank you!" Still, the girl's praise was motivating. It was better than Mishiro's near complete lack of dialogue aside from the absolute necessities. Kind of refreshing, she might even say. Arabelle tapped Mishiro on the shoulder with the blunt end of her scythe. "Too bad we didn't get to try it out... but keep that weapon on you, okay?" Then, addressing both of them, "We're going for another right after this!"

Green flames licked at her scythe as she came crashing into another group of terrified zombies.

Spoiler

ID: 125786 | BD: 4 + 3 = 7 | LD: 18 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 21
ID: 125787 | BD: 9 | LD: 16 | Trample Act: (14 + 1) * 6 = 90 - 10 = 80 DMG on Zombie 22
ID: 125788 | BD: 6 | LD: 14 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 23
ID: 125789 | BD: 7 | LD: 10 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 24

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 4/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 17/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 21: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 22: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 23: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 24: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	23/150
Last Hit on Zombies	19/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"Don't be too disappointed," Mishiro assured the girl as she came to a stop beside her. "The general strategy Arabelle came up with assigns most of the primary damage dealing to her. It's not too complicated. First, she starts off with the AoE you saw earlier, and second, you and I come in to finish off the ones she might miss or the ones that might survive her attack." She averted her gaze to watch Arabelle from behind as the small scythe-wielder pointed out another group of mobs. "Of course, that also means Arabelle can simply wipe an entire group on her first attack. We are, in a sense, just the fail-safes in her strategy. I would suggest concerning yourself not on the amount she kills, but the ones left over from her attacks."

There was another one and it had ripped itself free from Arabelle's scythe to ram into the scythe-wielder. Mishiro appeared beside her friend and intercepted, bringing her axe in an diagonal slash that forced the undead to back away. 

Out of the range of her attack.

"Finish it off, An."

Spoiler

ID: 125791 | BD: 2 + 3 = 5 

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 4/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 21: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 22: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 23: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 24: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	23/150
Last Hit on Zombies	4/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 11, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

Alright, Harriette. An stood, poised, with her hand clutching at the golden hilt of her rapier. They look gross, but that thing's at a sliver of its HP. One hit from you will kill it. Just. One. Hit. 

She would rather not dirty her rapier's pretty, pretty blade but she already promised they wouldn't be disappointed in her. And she wanted to return a favor. She'd feel extremely guilty over it otherwise. So guilty that it'll be the only thing plaguing her thoughts for an entire week. With a feeble battle cry, An surged forward and slashed its neck.

A clean hit! She swore she could have felt her blade cutting through the skin so--

Why the hell was it still alive?

"Wh-- Eeee!" The silver-haired player had to throw herself backwards to avoid the zombie's sudden movement. What was this, some sort of sick joke? Some mechanic that rendered it invincible to basic attacks? Mishiro killed hers just fine earlier. An backed up a little bit more, and she nervously kept track of how far she was getting from the other two. "Why is it still alive? Did I do something?!"

Spoiler

ID: 125792 | BD: 7 | LD: 16 | MD: 1

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 4/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:1] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 21: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 22: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 23: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 24: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	7/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 13, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle was starting to wonder if letting the new girl in was a good decision.

The small purple-haired girl watched as Mishiro failed to hit the last one then turned to An, expecting her to finish it off. An landed a clean hit. Okay, fine. However, by some stroke of misfortune, the zombie's weird regeneration slash second wind ability kicked in at the last moment and it didn't die. Fine - Arabelle heaved a long-suffering sigh - that was fine, but a bit troublesome. At least the girl could hit a target that wasn't just an immobile dummy. But her reaction right after was unbecoming. 

She panicked too fast. This had to be one of her first experiences with combat.

Arabelle ignored the girl's questions. Her joining the team was mostly Mishiro's doing, she could handle... whatever that was. Closing the growing distance between her and the zombie, she brought her scythe up in a quick slashing motion, easily cutting the creep's body in half like it was paper. She looked up at her energy bar. A lost cause. Sighing, Arabelle signaled for the two to return to the stage. "Let's take another break. I need it."

Spoiler

ID: 125850 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 1

[H:] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 4/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 21: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 22: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 23: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 24: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	24/150
Last Hit on Zombies	20/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	3/13

 

Edited October 13, 2019 by Arabelle